Associations/Organizations International:
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www.globalcarbonproject.org
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Global Carbon Project was formed to assist the international
science community to establish a common, mutually agreed
knowledge base supporting policy debate and action to slow the rate
of increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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www.climateneutral.unep.org
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United Nations Environment Programme and UN
Environmental Management Group, CN Net is an Internet-based
project aimed at exchanging information on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. Four countries, four cities and five corporations have
become the pioneering founders of a bold new initiative to address
climate change and the urgent need to de-carbonize the global
economy.
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www.climatenetwork.org
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Climate Action Network is a worldwide network of over 430
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote
government and individual action to limit human-induced climate
change to ecologically sustainable levels.
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www.theclimategroup.org
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The °Climate Group’s goal is to help government and business set
the world economy on the path to a low-carbon, prosperous future.
They have created a coalition of governments and the world’s most
influential businesses – all committed to tackling climate change by
setting targets, creating policies, building confidence, and generating
the political willpower needed to make the changes the world
requires.
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www.cdproject.net
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Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit
organisation aiming to create a lasting relationship between
shareholders and corporations regarding the implications for
shareholder value and commercial operations presented by climate
change. Its goal is to facilitate a dialogue, supported by quality
information, from which a rational response to climate change will
emerge.
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www.climatestrategies.org
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Climate Strategies' mission is to assist governments in solving the
collective action problem of climate change. They convene
international groups of experts to provide rigorous, fact-based and
independent assessment on international climate change policy.
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wbcarbonfinance.org
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World Bank Carbon Finance Unit uses money contributed by
governments and companies in OECD countries to purchase
project-based greenhouse gas emission reductions...
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"How Can 6 Pounds of Gasoline Produce 20 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide? It seems impossible that a gallon of
gasoline, which weighs about 6.3 pounds, could produce 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned."
Read this DOE page to understand...
www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/co2.shtml
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Government for Business:
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www.epa.gov
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Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that
works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change
strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the
global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of
their greenhouse gas emissions based on a quality management
system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting
their progress to EPA. Through program participation, companies
create a credible record of their accomplishments and receive EPA
recognition as corporate environmental leaders.
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www.climatevision.gov
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Climate VISION—Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives:
Opportunities Now, a public-private partnership initiative launched
by the Department of Energy on February 12, 2003. The program
assists industry efforts to accelerate the transition to best practices,
energy technologies, and improved processes that are cost-effective,
lower-carbon-emitting, more efficient, and more capable of
capturing, removing, or sequestering GHGs.
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www.carbontrust.co.uk
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Carbon Trust set up by the UK Government in 2001. Its purpose is
to advise businesses on how to reduce the amount of energy they use.
Works with both large and small companies.
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